18th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards - Show

Breakfast With Rebel Wilson And StreamCo

According to a recent interview with The Sunday TelegraphRebel AKA Fat Amy claims she owes her popularity to being bigger than she was before.

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The 2015 MTV Movie Awards - Red Carpet

After seeing other "fat" actors get laughs in roles, the Australian native came up with a plan to become more successful in Hollywood.

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2015 American Music Awards - Arrivals

"Bigger girls do better in comedy," she explained. "I don't know why. Maybe because people find it easier to laugh. It's very hard to laugh at someone who's very attractive, I think. And normally those people don't have a great personality anyway." '

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2013 Summer TCA Tour - Day 12

That's when the wheels started turning. "How can I get more laughs? Maybe if I was a bit fatter...' And then suddenly I was fatter, and doing comedy."

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2015 MTV Video Music Awards - Arrivals

But despite using her size to her "advantage" on the career front, that doesn't mean she doesn't like the shed the pounds in between projects.

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"I'll take six months off, and just do a total transformation," she confessed. "But then, so many people go: 'Don't you do it!' But I think: 'Why not?'"

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18th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards - Show

What do you think of Rebel's approach to her weight? Tweet us your thoughts!

18th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards - Show

Breakfast With Rebel Wilson And StreamCo

According to a recent interview with The Sunday TelegraphRebel AKA Fat Amy claims she owes her popularity to being bigger than she was before.

Photo credit: Getty Images

The 2015 MTV Movie Awards - Red Carpet

After seeing other "fat" actors get laughs in roles, the Australian native came up with a plan to become more successful in Hollywood.

Photo credit: Getty Images

2015 American Music Awards - Arrivals

"Bigger girls do better in comedy," she explained. "I don't know why. Maybe because people find it easier to laugh. It's very hard to laugh at someone who's very attractive, I think. And normally those people don't have a great personality anyway." '

Photo credit: Getty Images

2013 Summer TCA Tour - Day 12

That's when the wheels started turning. "How can I get more laughs? Maybe if I was a bit fatter...' And then suddenly I was fatter, and doing comedy."

Photo credit: Getty Images

2015 MTV Video Music Awards - Arrivals

But despite using her size to her "advantage" on the career front, that doesn't mean she doesn't like the shed the pounds in between projects.

Photo credit: Getty Images

"I'll take six months off, and just do a total transformation," she confessed. "But then, so many people go: 'Don't you do it!' But I think: 'Why not?'"

Photo credit: Getty Images

18th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards - Show

What do you think of Rebel's approach to her weight? Tweet us your thoughts!